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LAS CRUCES 鈥� Kimberly Skaggs, the business woman and former state Republican Party officer charged with leaving the scene of a fatal traffic crash a week ago, will remain in custody while awaiting trial, a judge ordered Monday.

State District Judge Conrad Perea found that the estimated speed of Skaggs' vehicle when it struck a bicyclist on a two-lane road in the Fairacres community demonstrated she posed a danger to the community.

He further found that no conditions of release 鈥� including daily check-ins, GPS monitoring or restrictions on driving or travel 鈥� could reasonably ensure public safety.

Monday's hearing also provided additional details about the crash investigation.

Skaggs is charged with felony counts of leaving the scene of a crash resulting in a fatality and tampering with evidence. She attended Monday's hearing with family members and supporters seated behind her in the courtroom gallery. Since turning herself in to authorities last Wednesday, she had been held at the Do帽a Ana County Detention Center.

On June 22, Andrew Brown, 40, was struck while crossing North Fairacres Road on his bicycle. Do帽a Ana County Sheriff's Office Deputy Fabian Fernandez testified that Brown suffered severe injuries, including a compound leg fracture with bone protruding through the skin.

Brown died at the scene. A photograph displayed in court showed him lying on the roadway. The image, taken by a witness, captured a woman who told investigators she saw a woman exit the black Cadillac Escalade SUV involved in the crash, walk around the scene and then drive away. The photograph also shows pieces of the bicycle and skid marks behind the departing vehicle.

Although the image captured only part of the license plate, investigators identified a matching vehicle using a Flock surveillance camera about 1 to 2 miles away. They traced the registration to Skaggs' business, 50 State DMV, which assists customers with vehicle titles and registrations, according to testimony.

Deputies used OnStar GPS data to track the vehicle to an unoccupied property owned by Skaggs a few miles away. The SUV was parked beneath a rear carport, out of public view and behind a locked gate. Deputies seized the vehicle after obtaining a search warrant.

Fernandez testified that the electronic key fob remained inside the SUV, which showed front-end damage and damage to one wheel well consistent with debris from the crash scene. Investigators also found what appeared to be blood, bicycle tire sealant, bicycle tire tread marks and scratches consistent with bicycle pedals.

Fernandez said investigators measured 208 feet of skid marks and estimated the SUV was traveling between 49 and 69 mph on a road with a posted speed limit of 40 mph. The lower estimate assumed the vehicle's braking system was in optimal condition.

Perea said that assumption favored the defense but said he believed the SUV was likely traveling closer to 65 mph when it struck Brown.

Prosecutors also presented evidence that someone sought a new registration number and a different style of license plate for the Escalade on the day of the crash, even though its registration does not expire until May 2027. Perea highlighted that evidence in announcing his ruling.

In addition to serving as an officer with the Do帽a Ana County and state Republican Party organizations, Skaggs has run three times for the state Legislature and served on several volunteer and civic boards in Tularosa and Las Cruces. She recently resigned from the board of Alma d'Arte Charter High School in Las Cruces. Following her arrest, the state GOP cut ties with Skaggs in a brief statement Thursday.

Schanen Yates-Unser, a friend of Skaggs who volunteered with her in Tularosa, testified for the defense. She said Skaggs' family responsibilities, business and character gave her every incentive to comply with court orders and resolve the case.

"Kim is not the type of person who runs from issues," Yates-Unser said. "Kim has always faced things head-on."

Prosecutor Heather Chavez countered that Skaggs fled the crash scene instead of calling 911, remaining at the scene and cooperating with investigators.

"She made a horrible, horrible choice," Chavez said.

Prosecutors also cited roughly a half-dozen prior traffic stops for speeding. Contrary to initial reports, a 2025 stop for alleged street racing resulted in a warning, not a citation. Records also showed that of six traffic stops spanning more than a decade, most were dismissed, and Skaggs was found guilty in only one case.

Skaggs' attorney, Brock Morgan Benjamin, moved Friday to disqualify Perea from presiding over the detention hearing, but Perea heard the case Monday. He ruled that clear and convincing evidence supported holding Skaggs without bond pending trial. It was not immediately clear whether Skaggs would appeal.

Over the weekend, Brown's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Skaggs in New Mexico's 1st Judicial District Court. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Brown's minor child and the child's mother, seeks damages for medical and funeral expenses, lost income, loss of Brown's relationship with his family, punitive damages and other costs.

Algernon 顿鈥橝尘尘补蝉蝉补 is the Journal鈥檚 southern New Mexico correspondent. He can be reached at adammassa@abqjournal.com.